The Life and Crimes of Joseph Stalin is a scathing indictment of the atrocities committed by the Soviet dictator, a highly detailed yet accessible biography, and a true crime pager turned of the highest order. Joseph Stalin rose from humble roots to become the greatest madman of the 20th Century. His disregard for human life dwarfs Hitler's, as does the scale of his crimes. This book, by best-selling author Mark Steinburg exposes "Uncle Joe" as the perpetrator of mass killings, mass incarcerations, and mass starvations across four decades. From Stalin's close association with Vladimir Lenin...

Jimmy Hoffa's American Fights: A Highly Opinionated History is both an accessible introduction to the life, times, trials, and disappearance of one of the most famous Americans of the 20th Century. Starting when Hoffa was a young man in the about-to-be boomtown of Detroit, the book follows him through his first job as a stock boy at Kroger's Grocery store through his early union agitation against a bad boss named "the Little Bastard," through Hoffa's days as a brawler on Teamsters picket lines, and his rise through that union. Andrew klein's book pulls no punches, defends Hoffa, and destroys...

Though revered in history for their civilization and culture, the Greeks were always in a constant state of warfare amongst themselves. With the likes of Athens, Sparta, and Thebes asserting dominance over the Ionian Peninsula, none of the other city-states could amass an army strong enough to challenge the superiority of the area, much less take on all challengers and invade Persia. However, none of these other city-states had a ruler named Alexander. With his fierce tenacity, unrivaled ruthlessness for his enemies, superior tactical nous, and his compassion and charisma for his soldiers,...

The author has traveled the world extensively, touring, living and working in 66 countries. These are some of his most popular tales. From Europe, and Australia to South America and Asia, he spent fifteen years wandering. The places he went, the people he met, along with the food, languages, modes of transport, and cultures, gave him insight to his own journey. Here are the stories, the footprints he left behind.